School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

Location:
Lucan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr M. Gabriel
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  1. Tom Murray was a very good poet. He lived in Lucan. He was a blacksmith. One night he was passing Confee he made a poem about John Mullin who was buried about 60 years ago but two of whose daughters are still alive and live at Coldblow. He told Mr. Thornberry if he did not get it off when he had said it three times he could do without it. His address was main st. Lucan.
    "John Mullins voice is still today,
    For with the dead he is gone to mingle,
    For you know the Lord ordained
    His trowel no more he would jingle.
    Someone will use his trowel
    and like-wise too his plumb.
    They wont say 'God have mercy on his soul when he has gone to Thy Kingdom come'".
    One day Tom Murray went to a sports
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Greene
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballydowd, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Thornberry
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydowd, Co. Dublin